911 Briefs -- Published March 2, 2013

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Mar 2, 2013 at 12:01 AM

STOCKTON - Three men sustained gunshot wounds to their legs in a span of about 90 minutes late Thursday night and early Friday morning in Stockton, including one man who accidentally shot himself, authorities said.

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STOCKTON - Three men sustained gunshot wounds to their legs in a span of about 90 minutes late Thursday night and early Friday morning in Stockton, including one man who accidentally shot himself, authorities said.

A 46-year-old man told police he was walking near South Sutter and East First streets about 10:50 p.m. Thursday when another man accused him of kicking rocks on him. An argument ensued. The victim said he tripped and then heard a loud pop before realizing he had been shot in the leg. The gunman fled in an unknown direction. He was described as a Latino man 40 to 45 years old with black hair, a gray jacket and a gray beanie, police said.

Less than an hour later, in the 2000 block of East Church Street, officials said Julio Zuniga, 27, admitted to police that he accidentally shot himself in the leg. He was treated at a hospital for his injury and arrested on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm, authorities said.

At about 12:25 a.m. Friday, a couple was walking near Center Street and Harding Way when they heard a gunshot, police said. After realizing he had been shot, the man flagged down a passing motorist, who took him to a hospital for treatment.

There was no description of the gunman, authorities said.

STOCKTON - Police have arrested a third man suspected of carrying out a morning crime spree last week in Stockton, authorities said.

Community Response Team officers and members of the multiagency countywide gang task force helped detectives locate Ben Garcia, 30, about 10 p.m. Thursday near East Hammer and West lanes, police said. Garcia, a parolee at large, was arrested on suspicion of firearm possession, drug possession, robbery, carjacking, assault with a firearm and other crimes, authorities said.

Last week, authorities arrested Daniel Francis, 25, and Sean Lobosco, 32, on suspicion of numerous crimes, including robbery, carjacking, assault with a firearm, gun possession and drug possession. Police believe the three men were among those responsible for a home invasion robbery, a carjacking, a shooting and a drug heist that occurred Feb. 1 over a span of about 45 minutes.

Police said they are still searching for a woman, 25-year-old Jean Tanguileg, in connection with the same crimes.

RIPON - The Manteca Police Department on Friday identified Jason Stowers, a 32-year-old Manteca resident, as the man who was shot during a four-hour standoff with authorities Tuesday at Van Unen Miersma Propane Inc.

According to police, Stowers crashed a car into a propane tank, shot a person with a pellet gun made to resemble a semiautomatic handgun, pointed the weapon at police and was shot by officers after barricading himself in the cab of a tanker truck. He was treated for a non-life-threatening injury.